Hi Joel, If you start here:
http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_support.asp and click through the following menus according to which model Olympus camera you have, you should be able to find you camera manual on line. -jb On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 8:50 PM, Jim Cloud <[email protected]> wrote: > Joel, > > The "Auto" setting on your Olympus camera will generally render > results that are acceptable. The other settings you've mentioned are > P: program (similar to Auto); "A" Aperture Priority, you select the > aperture setting and the camera will automatically set the appropriate > shutter speed; "S" Shutter Priority, the opposite of Aperture > Priority; you set the shutter speed and the camera provides the > correct aperture; "M" Manual, you're on your own and must select the > correct aperture and shutter speed. > > In general, "A" Aperture Priority is used frequently for landscape > photography or Close-up photography when you want to control the depth > of field. "S" Shutter Priority is used to obtain stop action or a > deliberately blurred effect for action photography. "M" Manual > setting is for control freaks who want complete creative control (but > you better be experienced enough to know how to use this setting). > > Depending on your camera, you probably can find fairly comprehensive > information on the controls by looking at one of the digital camera > website (e.g. http://www.dpreview.com/ or http://www.imaging-resource.com/ > ). > > Good Luck, > Jim > > On May 13, 6:39 pm, JoelMatthews <[email protected]> wrote: > > Heading out to NYC for the weekend and first part of next week. > > Definitely plan to visit the Bespoke Bicycle Exhibit at the Museum of > > Arts and Design. > > > > Last year someone gave me an Olympus digital camera. In one of my mad > > recycling binges, I must have recycled the brochure, as it is no where > > to be found. > > > > There is a knob on top with picture settings. On the knob is the word > > Auto (which is how I have always used it) But there are also a P, A, > > S M, M in some sort of a box, and Scene. > > > > A lot of you here seem to be quite camera handy. It seems to me > > perhaps one of these settings may be better than the other for taking > > photos in a modern museum setting. But which? > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- John Blish Minneapolis MN USA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
